Sumisomuru sue no kokoro no miyuru kana migiwa no matsu no kage o utsuseba - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

すみそむる末の心の見ゆるかな
汀の松の影を映せば

Roma-ji: Sumisomuru sue no kokoro no miyuru kana migiwa no matsu no kage o utsuseba
English Translation: In this house begun,
as the water clears, I see
the heart of years to come,
for it mirrors in its depths
the pines along the water's edge.
Meaning: I can see the heart of the years to come in this house you have begun to live in, for the water, newly clear, reflects the pines along its edge.
Commentary: Book Eighteen Miscellaneous Congratulatory Poems 1175

Headnote: "When the Minister of the Right rebuilt his house and first moved in, he had people compose Chinese verse and waka; on the topic "Water and trees hold many fine charms""
The poet says that the long future of the house one has begun to live in can be seen, for its newly clear water reflects the pines along the edge. The headnote shows that when the Minister of the Right rebuilt his mansion and first moved in, he had people compose Chinese poems and waka, and this was composed on the topic "Water and trees hold many fine charms." Pivoting on "sumisomu," to begin to live and to begin to grow clear, it sees the lasting prosperity of the house in the scene of long-lived pines mirrored in the clear water of the new mansion's pond.
The author, written as "Kintō, Commander of the Right Gate Guards," is Fujiwara no Kintō. A son of the Regent Fujiwara no Yoritada, he rose to Provisional Major Counselor. He compiled the Wakan Rōeishū and is known for his poem "taki no oto wa" in the Hyakunin Isshu.

First line, "sumisomuru," is a pivot word: "sumi" means to "live" in a house and for water to "clear." It layers having begun to live there with having begun to grow clear.
Second line, "sue no kokoro no," means "the heart of what is to come," speaking of the future prosperity of the house.
Third line, "miyuru kana," means "can be seen," with "kana" exclamatory. The poem breaks after this third line, and the lower verse gives the reason in inverted order.
Fourth line, "migiwa no matsu no," means "of the pines at the water's edge," corresponding to "trees" in the topic "water and trees." Like the first line of 1164 in this book, "matsu no ne ni," it pairs pine and water to celebrate a house's prosperity.
Final line, "kage o utsuseba," means "since it reflects their image," with "ba" after the perfective form expressing cause. It ties the clear water mirroring the pines to "clearing" in the first line.
Author: Fujiwara no Kintō
Source: Shui Wakashu
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